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Taekwondo instructor here. One time I was helping two small children spar, probably 6-7 years old. The taller of the two extends his leg and swings it straight up into the other kid's nuts. As the poor boy is clutching his damaged goods, I yell "KICK HIGHER!" and the attacker complies by swinging his leg and kicking the kid straight in the head. I shouldn't have laughed as much as I did.

As a fellow taekwondo instructor-yes. We have to explain to the little boys why to wear cups. Many of the little girls get upset they don't get cups. At that point, we normally just distract them by talking about puppies or something. Also little kids sparring is the most adorable thing ever.

I've meddled in a bit of Muay Thai as well as Wing Chun. All three arts that I've trained in have proven to be extremely effective, no matter who it is that is using them. I like the fact that Jiu Jitsu gets straight to the point, no standing punching air for hours before you get to do anything fun. I am one of the odd ones that is not a fan of UFC, I hate what it has created. I started training in BJJ before I even knew about UFC, or any other fighting competition for sport.

This would've been useful knowledge a year ago. Used to study Jeet Kune Do years ago, then got old and fat. Decided to try Taekwondo to get back in shape. Went for a month, and they were already putting stripes on my belt and talking about testing up. Thought it was a joke and quit.

TKD, like many structured martial arts in the US, is not really focused on bad-assery at all. In TKD, you learn Olympic rules sparring, and you get a good workout. Once you hit black belt, you start to learn some real-world self-defense techniques.

I constantly have to remind people that I'm not learning how to fight, but learning how to do Tae Kwon Do. It's apples to oranges when you compare it to something like JKD or BJJ. Great for people who aren't looking to be lethal weapons, just to be motivated to stay fit and work out with friends and family.

That said, I feel confidant that I'm in one of the best TKD programs on the East Coast. My current master was an all-Asia sparring champion and former Olympic coach. Sure, we test for colored belts pretty often (every few months), but it's not a black-belt factory like some American Martial Arts programs. Black Belt takes around three years to achieve, and for many that's only where their real training begins. I've checked out a few studios and I feel like I'm getting a great level of instruction where I am.

I'm surrounded by people who are in ridiculously good shape, and who can preform some very stunning feats of athleticism. Everyone is courteous, respectful and kind. It's an amazing community, and I couldn't hope to find better role models for my son. No one shows up wearing a Tap-Out T-shirt either, so that's a plus.

Ummm...perhaps... but badassery doesn't actually start to materialize till around the 3rd dan lever and higher.

It's a rair 2nd dan who has even crossed the 'I can handle a real bar fight without getting the shit kicked out of me' threshold in my experience. Starting aroudn 3rd degree, though, it really has all come together consistantly. This is where badassary starts for the gradings in the vast majority of martial arts schools.

Black Belts, eg. Dan Belts => Adult Belts, (Adult in the style, starting to put it all together and learn the real stuff).

1st and 2nd Dan => Yay! I'm graduating from University!

*edit for additional information -

The above is based upon Belt Grading for Japaneese styles and styles that have borrowed their grading approach from that tradition, (so.. for instance, Taekwondo is like this even though it's a Korean style because it uses this tradition of Grading. Many Chineese Kung-fu styles do not share this approach. Same for styles from other parts of the world).

I use to be a Tae-Kwon-Do instructor and the most entertaining fights were the ones between two white-belt children. You could tell that they truly believed they were having the most god-awesome of all battles.

As a Taekwondo instructor, the funniest class to teach is our Tiny Tiger Sparring class, its freaking funny to watch 4-6 year olds sparring in full gear and some of the stuff they say and do, I don't know how I have made it so far without busting out laughing in class

One sparring class a little girl kicked a little boy between the legs and he screamed out "she kicked me in the balls!!"

Or one time they were being especially unruly and I snapped and yelled "silence! Pushup position now!" the junior instructors all snapped to set position ridged with fear cause I had yelled pretty loud, and my buddy who was assisting with my class (also a full instructor) kept from trying to bust out laughing and looked at the parents watching who were all nodding with approval

One kid, was really bad to the point that one of our instructors who is the most non assuming person (home schooled and generally quieter) snapped and shook the kid a little, yelling the kids name to get him back to paying attention at each other is a running inside joke around the school

Or perhaps the bot is actually lowering the bitching about it. It automatically detects images that have been posted before and then links to the original source. Now no one should complain, but instead see if this bot has posted.

No, fuck that. I and 95% of people that frequent Reddit would have missed out on seeing so much awesome stuff if reposts were not allowed. Reddit officially discourages people from complaining about them for a very good reason.